Which Count do you use and why ?????
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April 20th, 2011 at 9:23:36 PM
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Which Count do you use and why ?????
" If I had the money and the drinking capacity, I'd probably live at a blackjak table and let my life go to hell." Don Pedro
April 20th, 2011 at 9:53:04 PM
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Quote: DonPedroWhich Count do you use and why ?????
I prefer Hi-Lo, in some ways it just seems more straightforward, and easy to interpret what the count means. Especially since I don't vary my bet much, and primarily use the count to judge when to leave the shoe.
"Mathematical expectation has nothing to do with results." (Sklansky, Theory of Poker).
April 20th, 2011 at 11:21:02 PM
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Wouldn't the best counting system to use be the one that was the simplest to utilize? After all if dealer and floor are going to be getting suspicious and starting some conversations to distract you, you want to be able to do a simple quick count without seeming to mind the fact that the floorman is coming over and yacking at you about some nonsense in an effort to distract you.
April 21st, 2011 at 12:51:07 AM
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Quote: FleaStiffAfter all if dealer and floor are going to be getting suspicious and starting some conversations to distract you, you want to be able to do a simple quick count without seeming to mind the fact that the floorman is coming over and yacking at you about some nonsense in an effort to distract you.
It's really time to plan on leaving, they're most likely to back you off, particularly if you keep counting. You don't want to be backed off, you want to leave on your own.
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April 21st, 2011 at 1:18:41 AM
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Hi-Lo. That was the gold standard when I learned to count, in the 80s.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
April 21st, 2011 at 5:15:04 AM
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Quote: FleaStiffWouldn't the best counting system to use be the one that was the simplest to utilize? After all if dealer and floor are going to be getting suspicious and starting some conversations to distract you, you want to be able to do a simple quick count without seeming to mind the fact that the floorman is coming over and yacking at you about some nonsense in an effort to distract you.
Casinos that trained floor personnel to count almost always used Hi-Lo because that's what the majority of card counters use. With the new surveillance systems in place, the days of the sweaty pit boss and card counting floors are waning with a few exceptions.
My last back off came from a woman who wasn't even on the floor. She approached me from behind and I initially thought she was a host- not that I ever get a host.
April 21st, 2011 at 7:20:07 AM
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I'm a fan of the K-O count, and after already knowing the basics of Hi-Lo it was very easy to learn.
August 13th, 2011 at 9:43:59 AM
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I use the hi opt 1. I play single deck and keeping track of 4 aces for the side count isn't too much of a problem.
August 13th, 2011 at 10:15:03 AM
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other: simple Ace-five counting.
Actually I am new to BJ so counting isnt much in my repertoire; usually it's CSM too. Just getting BS down is my focus.
But you have to be a fool not to pay attention to something like seeing a bunch of Aces come out of a fresh shoe. So I am going to say I have counted!
Actually I am new to BJ so counting isnt much in my repertoire; usually it's CSM too. Just getting BS down is my focus.
But you have to be a fool not to pay attention to something like seeing a bunch of Aces come out of a fresh shoe. So I am going to say I have counted!
the next time Dame Fortune toys with your heart, your soul and your wallet, raise your glass and praise her thus: “Thanks for nothing, you cold-hearted, evil, damnable, nefarious, low-life, malicious monster from Hell!” She is, after all, stone deaf. ... Arnold Snyder
